I am a planetary and atmospheric scientist. I wrote my PhD about atmospheric oscillations on Earth-like exoplanets. My postdoctoral research was about the fluid dynamics of the Venus atmosphere and I now work as a research fellow studying dynamics on Earth and Venus.

My interests are planetary science, climatology, geophysical fluid dynamics, modelling and simulations, and emerging space technologies.

I also freelance as a science writer and translator. I have written educational articles for Futurum Careers and maintain a personal blog about my work.

Experience

  • 2025–present
    Research Fellow in Climate Science and Machine Learning, University of St Andrews
  • 2023–2025
    Postdoctoral Research Associate in Venus Global Climate Modelling, The Open University

Education

  • 2023 
    University of Edinburgh, PhD in Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences

Contact Maureen for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision